Who is an eligible dependent?
Eligible dependents include your spouse, your unmarried, dependent child or grandchild from birth to age 25, and children of your covered dependent children. A child is: your biological child, your stepchild, your adopted child, or a child placed for adoption with you; or any child who is related to you by blood or marriage who is primarily dependent on you for care and support, and lives with you in a parent/child relationship. You must show evidence that the child is a dependent on your federal income tax return.
• Your dependent under the age of 13 for whom you can claim an exemption. • A child under the age of 13 for whom you have custody if you are divorced or legally separated. • Your spouse who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care. • Your dependent who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care, even if you cannot claim an exemption for the person for income tax purposes.
Eligible Dependent means: • Your lawful spouse; and • Your unmarried child or children who: • Reside in Your home for more than 6-months a year • Chiefly relies on You for support and maintenance; and Who is under 19 years of age (the Limiting Age).The Limiting Age will be extended from the child’s 19th birthday through the child’s 24th birthday provided they are enrolled in a school as a full time student and attend classes regularly at an accredited college or university. “Child” includes stepchild, foster child, legally adopted child, a child of adoptive parents pending adoption proceedings, and natural child.
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